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A Love for Lossless! HiFi System Tour 2024 Part 1
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Күн бұрынHow have I built a digital music library that's now 19 years old? Part 1 looks at how I source, rip, tag and store my files, before we move on to the hifi system tour itself in part 2
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@TheTop40hub 4 ай бұрын
I have hundreds of playlists based on weekly music charts in my iTunes. I have an old iPhone that I transfer them onto. Charts from local radio stations here in Vancouver as well as from the RPM charts which are Canada wide. Like Billboard. From the late 50s until 2000.
@johndonabie5150 4 ай бұрын
I have a very, very large music CD collection and yes Andrew, I still use iTunes. Apple seems proud that they are no longer backing the software and moved on to Apple Music. It's interesting that if I were still a Windows user, iTunes is still supported. I will no longer go back to Windows; but good for them that iTunes is still supported. Great video and nice to see someone else that finds iTunes still necessary.
@goldenears9748 4 ай бұрын
I use the same approach. DB poweramp is the best software. I use Roon to stream the music inside and outside of the house. I love your channel. I also use make MKV to rip video.
@tyronewhitehead3123 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant bring on part two
@goldilocks678 4 ай бұрын
I also have stuck with iTunes. When tagging, I drop the second number in the "Year" field e.g. I change "1967" to "167". That leaves a space to put a final number in for the year to get the chronology correct. So "Sgt Pepper" becomes "1671" and "Magical Mystery Tour" "1672". Works fine after 2000 (as I don't imagine I'll around for 2100!) as well. I also make the "Genre" field "Studio Album" or "Bonus Track" or "Live Album". That way you can quickly narrow searches down to just albums, bonus tracks or both. Bonus tracks are where all the curating fun is as you collect and add all the non-album tracks for an artist and assign them to a particular album etc.
@johndonabie5150 4 ай бұрын
Also Andrew I use iTunes on my Macbook Pro to program my radio show. Playlists! Yes!
@sfoster22 4 ай бұрын
So far thus series is great
@MikeE_Fab4 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video, Andrew, thank you very much! Can't wait for part 2(+) !!! From part 1's content, if you have enough folks also desiring this, I'd be interested in seeing quick demos of the software that you're using: EAC, Make MKV --> Music Media Helper 7. Thank you again! Mike
@kenyotta67 22 күн бұрын
Hi, Andrew. Any news on when we can expect part 2? I found part 1 very informative & helpful. Thanks!
@AndrewDixonMusic 22 күн бұрын
@@kenyotta67 Hi, sorry for the delay, it's definitely coming and hopefully bedore the end of summer 👍
@kenyotta67 22 күн бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic understood. Thanks, Andrew! 😊
@Hammerman48 4 ай бұрын
I admire your system! All of my digital files are on a memory stick plugged into my amplifier for front room use….I then have the same digital files on a Sony Walkman digital for on the move. It works for me……but your setup is amazing.
@terrymann1341 4 ай бұрын
This is a great series Andrew, looking forward to part two. I also use I-Tunes to rip my CD's and for downloads to play on my PC and my notebook. (downsized from my bulky laptop to a more handy sized notebook for when I'm on the move) And my personal music player is my I-Pod, yes I am that one guy who still uses an I-Pod. You are quite right, I find I can do so much with my I-Tunes Library, with playlists and how I want to present my collection. I even have it on file on my Brennan JB7 player, but that is due for an upgrade in the near future. My digital library is great for me as I can take it anywhere, my ripped CD's of the BOTR 50th anniversary set sound fantastic on it. But my real love format wise will always be vinyl. There's something about putting that needle on the record and sitting back that I love.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
My iPod is one of the greatest gadgets I've ever owned, unfortunately the battery is about at the end of its life so it doesn't get used any more.
@gothicchocobo 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic Which iPod? Some of them aren't too hard to put in a new battery. You can even mod some of them to have more capacity, I'm tempted to mod mine as the headphone jack is also broken, but I can never find the times/money.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
@@gothicchocobo it's a 160GB Classic. I used to use it all the time at work but now I work from home I'm not sure I'd get the use from it now.
@winstonoreggae6332 4 ай бұрын
"I don't want Magical Mystery Tour coming before Sgt. Pepper. That's not right, that's gonna mess with my head." 😂😂😂 Well, I am the same Andrew. It just to be exactly right.
@sharonevans6864 4 ай бұрын
Love your system Andrew. Hope you continue on. Guess with this system there is no need to play your physical media. Thanks for sharing this. Take care!
@Dkatanasoul0 4 ай бұрын
I also still use iTunes and interestingly have a very similar system as you with regard to my "least recently played" songs. I always find it takes a long time to explain to people why I use it, and even find it a bit embarrassing at how nerdy it sounds. Great to see there are others like me!
@MsSteve70 4 ай бұрын
You do the same as me Chief! Similar music too... so consider me another back-up. 😂
@King-of-the-Bees 4 ай бұрын
It's like a homebrew Napster 😆
@christopherbrown6153 4 ай бұрын
Hi Adrew, great video, please do a video on details associated with using the ripping software
@skewiff11 4 ай бұрын
t This is excellent Andrew, looking forward to the next part.
@madvinylnyc7821 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video. I even learned something new and I’ve been using iTunes since it launched. I’m up to 109k songs. In addition I record vinyl with pro tools and save in iTunes
@mikayelabazyan 4 ай бұрын
Oh yes, loosing personal digital data is the most unwanted effect of hardware/software crashes. I would gladly pay those 100 quid for a professional restoration if, in my case, I were asked to. The price I was told was much-MUCH higher.... Happened to me twice, but fortunately that affected only the audio/video collection that I was able to restore (not such a pleasant process though). After that, I decided to 3x backup everything. Your scheme looks very impressive and quite reliable. These days, I am moving my data to SSD drives. They are not cheap but do offer a higher speed of data transfer without mechanical units involved, which is always the weak spot in regular hard drives. The drawback of SSD is their limited number of read/write cycle (approx. 10,000), but honestly I will not be able to reach that number 🙂 After all, I am ready to regularly backup my data again, like once in 2-3 years I hope to add a new set of drives, so that I always have a fresh and a few old sets. Thank you for your videos and take care!
@King-of-the-Bees 4 ай бұрын
More details on NAS and Music Maker software please,..my full collection is also still on iTunes but it's on a single PC backed up to USB harddrive. Your setup sounds ideal for me. Love your channel Andrew- keep up the good work 😊
@bert-9916 4 ай бұрын
Great Video. yes please a video clip explaing how to extract Blue ray audio would be great!! Thank you
@allanmorton6022 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video learned a lot of tips from this one. I still use iTunes too. Great to see how organised you are, very impressed.
@gailg2327 4 ай бұрын
A wonderful video, very detailed and useful. Thank you.
@andydavies27 4 ай бұрын
Great video Andrew - I used to use iTunes a lot when I was on Windows, but then moved over to using Plex as my local music server when I moved to Mac as Apple Music app just isn’t as good as the old iTunes app. Just an FYI as well, I believe they are phasing out iTunes on windows too and trying to get people to replace with a new Apple Music app for Windows so just be careful when updating. Great points about using the sort titles - so annoying when you have two albums from the same year and can’t get them in the correct order! Or when you have singles mixed in with albums and want them in proper release date. Looking forward to the next episode 👍🏻
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've only done one iTunes update in the last 10 years and that was after thoroughly testing it in a different computer first, I have updates turned off and would gladly go forever without another update if I get chance!
@ClarkKent768 4 ай бұрын
Great Video! Really interesting and I learned a few things so thank you. I'm also still using iTunes on Windows :)
@jccampuzano01 4 ай бұрын
I thought I was the only one that still use iTunes. Unfortunately, I use it without internet (unplug the cable from the PC) because it changes all the metadata from my music. I’m looking forward for the next video, I want to know more about the NAS and how it’s connected so you can listen everywhere.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
That's weird that it does that, I've never had iTunes change any metadata on my files (there would be hell to pay if it did!)
@haberjennings475 4 ай бұрын
Homeward bound live is fantastic
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I think you brought that version to my attention!
@juliengmusic 4 ай бұрын
you have to try the musicbee player. you customize almost every part of it...
@calummcgregor3662 4 ай бұрын
Yup, works for me too ... see my separate reply which I have just posted ... great music management software ....
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I have got Musicbee, have found it very useful for identifying ridiculously large album artwork that can be scaled down.
@RingoStarrfan12 4 ай бұрын
Love the videos
@ChromeDestiny 4 ай бұрын
Foobar2000 is my daily driver for playing my digital files cause I'm setup for 5.1 surround and I like all the surround DSPs Foobar2000 gives me access to. I also like that I can customize the look of Foobar2000, I have a set of virtual vintage VU meters I can toggle through and it can power the old Winamp Milkdrop visualizer which looks very impressive on the large TV I use as a monitor. I look forward to more installments on this.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I use Foobar for converting FLAC files into ones I can use, good software 👍
@muldoon67 4 ай бұрын
I also use Foobar2000. I've been looking at how to have VU meters, but could never find a good solution. I was hoping to create a skin to make Foobar look like a vintage system, but also not easy.
@michaellundsrensen2292 4 ай бұрын
I would like to see the process of a Music DVD or Blu-Ray ripped with MKV (that's easy) and separated by Music Media Helper 7. I don't know that one.
@anotherbeatlesfan1401 4 ай бұрын
Hey Andrew! Your setup and dedication just blew me away! Incredible stuff. Do you also digitalise copies of your vinyl records?
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I have done a small number of needle drops from vinyl, but only for the few albums I have on vinyl but not on CD 👍
@egamache 4 ай бұрын
Love this video Andrew!!! Although I was distracted by your Housemartins album behind you-absolutely love that band! I. know this is probably a stupid question, but, what do you feel is the difference from let's say the Red Album ripped lossless and playing a Hi-Res Lossless version from Apple Music? Is the audio quality the same, and is it just for the collectability of the disc, or is there a different sound, even when played through a high quality hi-fi set up? Thanks and thanks for all that you do.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Technically there is a difference between hi Res lossless and CD, as hi Res will have a lot more info. Whether your equipment and ears will allow you to pin point the differences is for you to decide, but yes, in theory the hi Res is better.
@bwpm1467 4 ай бұрын
EAC doesn't rip twice unless you manually tell it to - it rips once and then checks the result against the AccurateRip database to see if the rip is correct.
@muldoon67 4 ай бұрын
I'd like to see more on your NAS and also your Streamer. I have over 3TB of music (90% FLAC) on 2 SSDs and then play via Laptop and Foobar2000. It would be nice to have a tidier solution.
@mikeseal3926 3 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew, Great video as usual. I'm considering the NAS drive approach as id like to be able to listen to ripped music on the go. Are you using itunes for this? Im struggling to find clear answers on what music players are compatiable with this method of listening. Best, Mike
@paulpoakenfold3481 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video thanks Andrew. I would love more detail on how to use those two pieces of software. Music Media Helper only seems to be available for Windows - does anybody know of an alternative tire for Mac? Also, when you say you use iTunes, do you mean Apple Music, or the original iTunes? Being a Mac user this hasn't been available for some time and the new music/books/TV etc apps area terrible. I miss iTunes.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Paul, I'm still using original iTunes (version 12) I won't let my pc do an upgrade on it!
@SOH131 4 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew. Have you ever thought / tried about ripping some of your vinyl collection? I know if you want to listen to vinyl you want the ritual of putting the record down on the tuntable and actually listen to it on vinyl. I've done this for certain records as sometimes the mix / mastering would be different on vinyl then say a CD and or download. :)
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I've done this with a few records, mainly the few examples where I have an album on CD but not on vinyl. My needle drop of Bowie's Young Americans sounds fantastic!
@vendice2009 4 ай бұрын
This is hugely useful. Thanks so much !
@moptop7944 4 ай бұрын
Geez I'm so out of touch... I used to burn CDs to mp3 files on my desktop so I could make compilation cds. I now no longer have a desktop computer, and my massive Beatles CD collection is stored in a chest, including boxsets, boot!egs, outakes, Rockband stems & remixes, etc. This video is like trying to learn a foreign language. I'm basically relegated to occasionally breaking out a couple CDs for the car, otherwise I just stream music on Amazon music. 🙁
@projectdalek 3 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew, how are you connecting iTunes to your amp? From what I can gather, Airplay can be lossy and Bluetooth, I believe, is definitely lossy. If hires audio files/formats are a primary consideration (which I presume they are given the resolution of the rips), then a wired connection might be the best way of delivering the full spectrum of sound?
@steveborstelmann1171 4 ай бұрын
Please do a more in-depth video on the software you use to get music from a Blu-ray or DVD. I own lots of live concert videos that are not available to purchase on CD. Would love to be able to listen to these songs on my iTunes.
@derradune6722 3 ай бұрын
Are you still planning on making a part 2?
@AndrewDixonMusic 3 ай бұрын
I am, definitely! Those darn Beatles keep releasing and announcing things that's just got in the way lately!
@brianwilson2733 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant …Very interesting
@sjbang5764 4 ай бұрын
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between iTunes and Apple Music?
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I'm not too sure on the details of Apple Music as Ive never used it, but I understand it to be Apple's replacement for ITunes that may have benefits but it takes away a lot of the users control of their own music files. I never upgrade my iTunes software so I hope it's safe from their clutches!
@derradune6722 4 ай бұрын
I just opened iTunes for the first time in a while only to find it’s only for podcasts and audio books now. My music library is now in Apple Music. It doesn’t appear to have as many user options that iTunes had.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
This is why I NEVER update iTunes! There is a website that has old versions for people to revert back to
@King-of-the-Bees 4 ай бұрын
My iTunes is ancient too- if it ain't broke don't fix it! 😄
@derradune6722 4 ай бұрын
I really like the “Sort Album” idea. Where do you go to find the release dates of your albums? The year is pretty easy, but the day and month?
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Mainly Wikipedia or wherever else I can find it. If I can only find the month then I'll just go as far as that so if it was this month then "2024-03-Album Name"
@gothicchocobo 4 ай бұрын
I keep on stumbling onto years old videos, so it's nice to see this one is only a day old. lol. I'd like to see you talk about Music Media Helper, I already use EAC (in the form of DBPowertools) and MakeMKV to rip my DVDs/BluRays, but are you ripping audio as individual tracks (presumably from a music DVD playing like a CD but with music videos/other visuals) or are you having to cut them out of the larger video file? I'd love to rip the songs from a bunch of Disney films as you never get all the good ones on the CDs. That's a neat idea adding the date on the "Album Sort" field, I'll have to try that with my CDs, as I'm currently going through re-ripping all of my CDs in Lossless (DBPowertools rips it as ALAC and FLAC at the same time on my current settings).
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
DVD and Blu Ray discs can be ripped to individual tracks if that's how they've been configured on the disc. If they haven't then it can be necessary to split the songs "manually" after ripping.
@grahampratchett8207 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Silly question, nothing to do with this video. But at the beginning we can see all your Beatle Deluxe Box Sets. (I also have them all) But, the Sgt. Pepper how are you keeping it safe. Mine are all in order of release Vinyl & Box Sets included. I've notice my Pepper Box is beginning to show 'wear' where I keep. I've got all my Vinyl & Box Sets in poly sleeves. But can't find a Large Poly Sleeve for the Pepper box safe. How's yours?
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I find it virtually impossible to touch that Sgt Pepper box without causing it some kind of damage, that outer sleeve is so easily harmed. I just have to try and be insanely careful when I move it.
@derekroberts6654 4 ай бұрын
My CD drive is faulty. It ejects the disc in the middle of a rip, mostly the last 2 tracks. it doesn’t do that with all CDs, but the CDs it does that to plays great on a normal CD player and blu ray/DVD player.. but not on the disc drive won’t play or rip the last 2 songs. i would just go ahead and download from Amazon but i’m afraid some of those downloads won’t have the same volume and “lossness” as the rest of my music library and i want all my music to sound as if they came from the same source, even though it didn’t.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Maybe time to invest in an external CD drive so you can continue to rip.
@derekroberts6654 4 ай бұрын
This is an external drive..
@ggriffaw 4 ай бұрын
How do the hi-res files from Qobuz compare to CD quality as far as size and sound quality? What format is the hi-res file? Have you ran into issues with players being able to play them?
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
The hi res files are sometimes 24/96, sometime 24/192, I assume it depends on what files they are provided with. You can choose from a few file formats, I always choose ALAC, they have FLAC, AIFF and WAV options also
@kevinwoodruff4252 4 ай бұрын
Great video, so Andrew will I notice a difference in sound quality if I use EAC ? I use windows media player to rip my CDs to flac to out on my Dap player. Thanks
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Any difference wouldn't be in sound *quality* but it's making sure as much as possible that the bits of data that are put in to the file match what was on the disc with no errros
@kevinwoodruff4252 4 ай бұрын
So Eac will do a better job than windows player? Thanks
@michavandam 4 ай бұрын
0:38 Hi Andrew, which whisky do you have there? I don't recognize the bottle.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
It's a Highland Park 10 year old version called "Viking Scars"
@michavandam 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic Not bad! Proost.
@erickraven7161 4 ай бұрын
How do you stream from your HD? Is there a program that I need to download?
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
It's software specific to the cloud NAS drive I bought. I would expect most/all cloud NAS drives will come with their own specific software to access files remotely. Mine is called "My Cloud Home" that Western Digital provide.
@erickraven7161 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic oh okay. Thanks for the info!
@King-of-the-Bees 4 ай бұрын
What version of iTunes did you stop at? I stopped updating when Google Play Music was dropped for KZfaq music 😢
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
It's version 12.10 , I have updates turned off as I daren't risk going any later than this version! Also have the installer file for it if I ever need to re-install this version.
@King-of-the-Bees 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic I'll risk stepping up from 12.0 to 12.10 then . I could see where they were heading...
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
@@King-of-the-Bees I don't know what's different from 12.0 to 12.10 to know if it's worth doing or not
@dougwhittet5538 4 ай бұрын
Great video. I also still use iTunes, for the same reasons. Are you concerned that Apple is no longer supporting it? Will you be switching over to the Apple Music app for Windows? If you do I would be very interested to know how well it works for you.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
I don't update the iTunes version on my computer, as long as it continues to work I'll hang on to it. I'm definitely not switching to Apple Music, not comfortable with what I've heard about how it works with people's collections.
@dougwhittet5538 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic Same here. Just hoping it doesn’t break and will still be available next time I get a new computer.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
@@dougwhittet5538 There's a website that has all the install files for old versions of iTunes, might be worth finding and downloading your preferred version so you've got the install file if needed again future. Can't remember the site but I know I found it looking for "old versions of iTunes"
@dougwhittet5538 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic Good advice, thanks!
@DavidReynolds37 4 ай бұрын
Which Blu-ray drive do you use? I’ve been trying to decide on one to buy for ages
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
It's a Hitachi model BP55EB40, it's several years old, I'm not sure it has much life left in it, will be looking for a new one myself soon
@beatleboy0195 4 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew can you show step by step how to purchase off of Qobuz so that it can be downloaded to my laptop please thank you, also if you purchase a whole album do the tracks come separately or as one whole thing, i dont use itunes or anything like that so will downloading to my laptop be ok as im completely useless at this sort of thing thanks for your time.
@AndrewDixonMusic 4 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm sure I can cover some of that. First of all, do you have your laptop connected to a decent system to play the files on if you download them, rather than playing through laptop speakers?
@beatleboy0195 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewDixonMusic Thanks for your reply my laptop is connected to my television that's all but i would put the music on a stick to use in the car which is not to shabby to hear music in
@DavidMander-rs4uk 4 ай бұрын
Just play the disc instead of spending hours transferring them. They are meant to be played after all!
@aerielamccammack6989 3 ай бұрын
*Promo sm* 🤪
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